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Charlotte Supply Company Building

Charlotte Supply Company Building: National Register listed 1984-03-01.

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Recorded location
500 S. Mint St., Charlotte
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Recorded address500 S. Mint St., Charlotte
National Registerref 84002348, listed 1984-03-01
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The Charlotte Supply Company Building at 500 S. Mint Street was listed on the National Register on 1 March 1984 and demolished in June 1991. NPS records its architects as Lockwood, Greene & Co. and Blythe & Isenhour, with significant years 1924 and 1925.

    documented National Park Service (NRHP) / NC State Historic Preservation Office · checked 2026-09-14

  • The building was designed by Lockwood, Greene & Company Engineers, who for some time kept an office in Charlotte's Piedmont Building.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

  • In 1983, during the renovation of the building, a four-storey service wing was added to its south side.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

  • The Charlotte Supply Company was incorporated in 1889 by a trio of men that included Daniel Augustus Tompkins, a pioneer in the textile industry.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

  • For eighty-six years the Charlotte Supply Company played an active role in the business and industrial life of Charlotte and the Carolinas.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18

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The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).

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